The Paganini Connection

In 1820, a composer and violinist--then little known outside his native Italy--published a collection of virtuoso solo pieces--including one that would inspire works by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Benny Goodman and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others.

In this hour, the astonishing impact of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for Solo Violin.